On This Day

Saturday, May 5, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 4 .765 --
Indians 10 4 .714 1.5
Senators 10 5 .667 2.0
White Sox 8 7 .533 4.0
Red Sox 8 8 .500 4.5
Tigers 6 7 .462 5.0
Browns 4 13 .235 9.0
Athletics 3 14 .176 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 5 .643 --
Braves 12 8 .600 --
Dodgers 10 8 .556 1.0
Pirates 8 7 .533 1.5
Phillies 9 9 .500 2.0
Cubs 7 8 .467 2.5
Reds 6 10 .375 4.0
Giants 7 13 .350 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yogi Berra 5
2 Jim Busby 4
2 Al Dark 4
2 Jackie Jensen 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 2
2 Cal Abrams 1
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Gus Bell 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Brown 4
1 Al Dark 4
3 Cal Abrams 3
3 Hank Arft 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 2
2 Dee Fondy 1
2 Mickey Mantle 1
2 Phil Rizzuto 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Garcia 0.80
2 Johnny Sain 0.67
3 Dick Fowler 0.33
4 Bob Kuzava 0.30
4 Vic Raschi 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Bowman 1
1 Bob Cain 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Garcia 8
2 Johnny Sain 6
3 Roger Bowman 4
4 Leo Cristante 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Gumpert 1
1 Clyde King 1
1 Joe Ostrowski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Busby .441
2 Jackie Robinson .415
3 Bob Elliott .383
4 Dick Sisler .375
5 Grady Hatton .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 8
2 Sam Jethroe 6
3 Andy Pafko 5
3 Duke Snider 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Pafko 18
2 Jackie Robinson 17
3 Sam Jethroe 16
4 Ray Coleman 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 8
2 Chico Carrasquel 3
2 Dee Fondy 3
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.25
2 Gerry Staley 0.69
3 Sandy Consuegra 1.00
3 Connie Marrero 1.00
5 Mickey McDermott 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 4
1 Eddie Lopat 4
1 Vic Raschi 4
4 Ewell Blackwell 3
4 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Queen 22
1 Warren Spahn 22
3 Larry Jansen 20
3 Early Wynn 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 4
2 Sheldon Jones 2
2 Clyde King 2
2 Jim Konstanty 2
2 Frank Smith 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .348
2 Jackie Robinson .341
3 George Kell .336
4 Stan Musial .336
5 Bob Elliott .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 47
2 Andy Pafko 39
3 Gil Hodges 38
4 Al Rosen 36
5 Hank Sauer 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 144
2 Vern Stephens 130
3 Del Ennis 126
4 Yogi Berra 123
4 Bobby Doerr 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 35
2 Richie Ashburn 15
3 Dom DiMaggio 14
3 Pee Wee Reese 14
3 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.61
2 Jim Konstanty 2.77
3 Eddie Lopat 2.78
4 Jim Hearn 2.91
5 Larry Jansen 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Vern Bickford 23
2 Vic Raschi 23
4 Eddie Lopat 20
4 6 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 200
2 Ewell Blackwell 191
3 Larry Jansen 171
4 Bob Lemon 166
5 Vic Raschi 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 22
2 Mickey Harris 14
3 Tom Ferrick 12
3 Bill Werle 12
5 Joe Page 11